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Filmed interview with Sheriff Melvin (Mel) Bailey conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on life in Birmingham under segregation, the 1963 integration campaign, and conflicts between Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor and other officials in the city government, including Laurie...Show full record

Filmed interview with Andrew Young conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the the civil rights campaigns in Albany, Birmingham, and Selma. He also discusses his work in SCLC and his working relationships with other members of that organization, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Filmed interview with John Seigenthaler conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Freedom Rides, during which Seigenthaler served as Attorney General Robert Kennedy's representative in meetings with Alabama officials.

Filmed interview with A.G. Gaston conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Birmingham campaign of 1963 and his efforts to reach a negotiated settlement between civil rights activists and the city government, including Bull Connor.

Filmed interview with Wendell Harris conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the civil rights movement in Birmingham. Alabama and the contributions of Martin Luther King and Fred Shuttlesworth.

Interview with John Lewis conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the sit-ins in Nashville, the philosophy of non-violence, the Freedom Rides, his role in SNCC, and the March on Washington.

Filmed interview with Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his involvement in Southern Christian Leadership Confrence (SCLC), along with civil rights campaigns in the South, particularly focusing on Birmingham.